West Bengal is an Indian state, located in eastern region of the country on the Bay of Bengal. With over 91million inhabitants, it is India's fourth-most populous state. It has an area of 88,752 km2 (34,267 sq mi). A part of the ethno-linguistic Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, it borders Bangladesh in the east, and Nepal and Bhutan in the north. It also borders the Indian states of Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim, and Assam. The state capital is Kolkata (Calcutta), the seventh-largest city in India, and center of the third-largest metropolitan area in the country. As for geography, West Bengal includes the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region, the Ganges delta, the Rarh region, and the coastal Sundarbans. The main ethnic group are the Bengalis, with Bengali Hindus forming the demographic majority.
With the Congress-CPI(M) proposed alliance falling apart in West Bengal, the stage is set for a four-cornered contest in which the main contenders -- the Trinamool Congress and the BJP - are in an.. DNA - Published
The Congress has released its fifth list of 56 candidates for the Lok Sabha election, including 22 from Andhra Pradesh and 11 from West Bengal. The list, released late on Monday night, also included.. IndiaTimes - Published
"It has been decided by our party unit that we don't want any adjustment or alliance by compromising our dignity. The Left can't dictate us on who will be candidate and who won't. We will fight alone.. DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes
"In some seats, there could be candidates jointly supported by the Congress and the Left Front," he added. DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes
The ruling Trinamool Congress Friday began its 48-hour-long sit-in against the BJP's alleged attempt to malign West Bengal by urging the ECI to declare all booths in the state as "super sensitive". DNA - Published
The state government opposed the plea and told a bench of Justices Arun Mishra and Navin Sinha that Giri was wanted in several cases and the apex court should not grant him any protection from arrest. IndiaTimes - Published
The ruling party in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress announced the names of 42 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections and the two names came as a surprise to all were - Nusrat Jahan and Mimi.. DNA - Published
Three numbers throw light on Mamata's strategy. First, about one of every three party MPs in the outgoing Lok Sabha has not made it to the list. Of its 34 MPs, the party has dropped eight and two have.. IndiaTimes - Published
Aware of the highly-charged political atmosphere and vicious rivalry among political parties, the commission has already declared seven-phase staggered polls in West Bengal DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes
A high-level delegation of BJP leaders comprising Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Health Minister JP Nadda and others met EC officials. DNA - Published
The 2019 Lok Sabha polls will sound the "death knell" for the BJP and bring an end to Narendra Modi's "reign of fear", West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee asserted on Tuesday. IndiaTimes - Published
Data released by the central government has shown that CPI(M) lawmaker Mohammed Salim has secured the top spot in terms of utilisation of MPLADS funds in West Bengal DNA - Published
The West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee launched a blistering attack on the ruling party at the centre - Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) for conducting Lok Sabha.. DNA - Published
In controversial remarks, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday appeared to suggest that the long-drawn Lok Sabha election process was intended to facilitate yet another "strike" as part.. IndiaTimes - Published
Trinamool Congress leader and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim on Monday said the lengthy schedule of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, will be arduous for those observing Ramzan in the states of Bihar, West.. DNA - Published
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